The Survey Team make some beautiful discoveries
One of our lesser known volunteer teams is the Survey Team – a botanically minded crew who help to monitor …
The Water of Leith Conservation Trust works to conserve and enhance the river, its heritage and wildlife: the Trust promotes education and recreation through the Visitor Centre and works with volunteers and community groups to deliver around 300 river clean-ups and habitat improvement tasks annually.
Operating since 1988, it was the first river charity to be established in Scotland. Support our work by becoming a member, sending a donation or joining the hundred-strong team of volunteers who are involved in projects on the river and in running the Visitor Centre.
The Trust is a registered Charity (number SC000015). Our work is supported by City of Edinburgh Council’s Services for Communities and Children and Families Departments.
The walkway from Colinton Tunnel to Slateford will be closed for upgrading works until the end of June and then the project will move from the Tunnel to the City Bypass and closures will continue – Sorry short term pain for long term gain
One of our lesser known volunteer teams is the Survey Team – a botanically minded crew who help to monitor …
Being attacked by nettles, wayward brambles reaching out to grab you or rain gathered in butterbur leaves soaking the bottom …
This image is of some preliminary work to improve drainage – it is not the new surface which will be smoother
On wading up this small stream last week we found a real mix of good and bad news. First the …
Regular readers will know Charlotte our Conservation and Volunteers Officer is a very fit lass, two years ago she ran …
With the schools about to break up parents and carers are always looking for fun, preferably free things, to do …
This week’s there has been a surge of interest from Corporate groups to get out on the river and make …
Not content with a marathon distance this time our adventurous Conservation and Volunteers Officer is taking on Scotland’s first back yard ultra in Orkney, running 4.16 miles on the hour, every hour. It never gets dark so she could run day & night!
Sometimes it feels like every patch of green or brown in our city is under development, the drive for housing …
One of our lesser known volunteer teams is the Survey Team – a botanically minded crew who help to monitor …
Being attacked by nettles, wayward brambles reaching out to grab you or rain gathered in butterbur leaves soaking the bottom …
This image is of some preliminary work to improve drainage – it is not the new surface which will be smoother
The Water of Leith Conservation Trust works to conserve and enhance the river, its heritage and wildlife: The Trust promotes education and recreation through the Visitor Centre, and works with volunteers and community groups to deliver around 240 river clean-ups and habitat improvement tasks annually.